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When Lightfoot Solomon Michaux pitched his first revival tent at the corner of 19th and Jefferson in 1919, he'd already made his mark selling fish and groceries. Michaux was nearly 35 when he went from chasing profits to saving souls. And as he stood on the sidewalk preaching, singing and quoting Scripture, it was far from clear whether Providence would give him the 150 followers he'd asked for. By the time he struck his tent 3 months later, however, Michaux had not only recruited his first "saints" but also founded a church that would minister to believers by the thousands. Applying a blueprint perfected in...

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